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Students are asked to come up with a 'giant' list of sports and recreations that they have taken part in at school and with their families. Students then consider special places and venues for sports, special people who make sports special and possible and the difference between team and individual sports. Students then consider the personal and group advantages of taking part in sports as a team member.

Celebrations play an important part in everyday life and different cultures and groups have many special celebrations during a year. In this unit, students plan and run a celebration and then consider the purpose of celebrations in a wide context.

These activities are language/social science related activities suitable for all class levels. They demonstrate that being environmentally friendly is simple, enjoyable and should be part of our everyday lives.

What is a flag? Why do we fly them? What is special about the New Zealand flag and why does it look like it does today? What do flags of other countries look like? Students consider the purposes of flags and are challenged to design a new New Zealand flag.

New Zealand experiences thousands of earthquakes every year. Most are either very deep or centred well offshore, causing little damage or injury. However, a severe earthquake can occur at any time with devastating effects. The Kaikoura 7.8M earthquake is yet another reminder of our need to be prepared.

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Just what was it like when our parents and grandparents went to school? What is a family? Who makes up our family? Who helped us when we were small? What songs and games were played in the 'olden days'? How have things changed? What technology was available? Tons of investigations and activities on a social sciences theme.

Students start to consider how their lives have changed and how their lives will change again in the future. As part of the investigation they ask 'growing bigger and older' questions of those (grandparents …) who have, and discover the changes that can take place.

Why do people live in houses? Do houses have things in common? How are they the same and how are they different? What happens in each room of the house? Who else shares our houses? Fun investigations on a 'places have a special significance to people' theme.

Students are introduced to the idea that we all have likes and dislikes and they can be very different from person to person. Student then consider the advantages and disadvantages of all liking the same thing. The unit concludes with students inviting visitors to the classroom to talk about their favourite things.

Social Sciences: Students will gain an understanding that the relationship between people and the environment they live in can be badly harmed by the vandalism of graffiti tagging. They will also learn that communities can band together and take positive actions to overcome these problems and restore community pride.

Health & PhysEd: In the context of removal and prevention of graffiti, students will gain an understanding of how participating in communal events enhances the well-being of a community. Students will also understand how planning and implementing a programme of community art will enhance their school and local environment.

Visual Arts: By exploring the process of making a mural, supported by the study of other artists’ works, students will take an appropriate, artistic imaginative, and creative response to creating community art.

Set up your own class and school postal system to: - encourage regular writing - encourage and stimulate reading - improve spelling - develop communication skills - involve the whole school - and have a lot of fun!

The clock is a human invention that helps us plan and keep track of things during the day. The following activities are designed to explore the concept of time using the happenings during a school day as the context.

How many students have crossed Cook Strait? What would you see on the way? What would you find when you get to the other island? Where would you go on holiday? What would you do? Lots of investigations and activities on a fun topic.

What is a time capsule? As well as being a stimulating activity, students explore the concept of why we have time capsules and what we would place inside them to help record our history for future generations.

An exploration of the different types of transport we use in our everyday lives, why we use them and some important forms of transport such as fire engines and ambulances that make a large difference to the way our society keeps itself safe.

Parks ands recreational areas are very important to the well-being of a community. In this unit we explore local parks and identify how communities use them and develop the idea of community importance of special environments.

An environmental cross curriculum unit for junior & lower middle school introducing students to the concepts of waste materials, waste collection & disposal, the problems waste causes and the responsibilities we have to recycle waste.

Family and their relationships to each other can be a hard concept for young students to grasp. The following fun activities will help students understand 'who they are' and where they fit in to the family.